A very finely carved wooden flute or whistle with a chevron shaped mouth piece and traditional form, with a well incredible deep patina suggesting generations of field use. 

Mossi peoples, Burkina Faso, West Africa. 

Provenance: Ex Thomas Wheelock collection, New York. 

Exhibited: SMA Museum of African Art, New Jersey, 1990s. 

Ex: Private New Jersey Collection. 

The Flute measures 4.5 inches tall x 2.75 inches. There is no display stand included.